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The Morning Report: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Elton John

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 1997
  • Medium
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Left hand Ping-pong bounceRight hand Deep-breath chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Morning Report written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – II loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand deep-breath chords.

The Morning Report chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AbIAb C Eb
2DbIVDb F Ab
3AbIAb C Eb
4BbIIBb D F

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the Ab – Db – Ab – Bb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about The Morning Report

Does the sheet music for The Morning Report have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in The Morning Report?

The loop is Ab – Db – Ab – Bb (I – IV – I – II) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is The Morning Report in?

Ab major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Morning Report?

Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Morning Report easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.